Data points (some numbers rounded):
- the US federal government set a new record in March, 2012
- the US federal government spent $1,200 per each American man, woman, and child
- the average American paid $550 in March to cover this lavish spending
- obviously not sustainable if only Americans invested in US debt
- fortunately the global investor is investing in US debt
- spread across 7 billion non-American residents of planet Earth, the shortfall is only $30/person
- through the year 2000, the US took on gross debt of <$6 trillion
- by the government's own estimate, the US will exit 2012 with $15 trillion in debt
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